*Uncorrected proof received from Goodreads*

Four days into a five day singles cruise on the Gulf of Mexico, the ageing ship Beautiful Dreamer stops dead in the water. With no electricity and no cellular signals, the passengers and crew have no way to call for help. But everyone is certain that rescue teams will come looking for them soon. All they have to do is wait.

That is, until the toilets stop working and the food begins to run out. When the body of a woman is discovered in her cabin the passengers start to panic. There's a murderer on board the Beautiful Dreamer... and maybe something worse...

*Rec'd free from Goodreads First Reads*

Three days in heaven.
The fourth is going to be hell.

I loved everything about this book!

First of all, I really liked the appearance - the cover art, the blue edged pages....& I loved the ticket-reservation which was a really nice touch & made a perfect bookmark! But as we all know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover so would the story be as enticing?

Yes it was, I loved it! The basic premise of the tale is four days into a cruise, disaster strikes when the ships generator fails meaning no electricity & no way to call for help. At the same time a murder is discovered & Celine del Ray, a psychic medium, has a very strange turn. As supplies run low, tempers fray & fear spreads with rumours of the crew seeing ghosts. I won't say too much for fear of spoiling it for future readers but the tension builds beautifully & the claustrophobic atmosphere of the ship is very convincing.

The story is told by a number of narrators & I particularly liked the way each character had their own nickname The Devil's Handmaiden, The Witches Assistant etc which headed their relevant chapter. The later news bulletins & interviews bought another dimension to the story. While the whole story was pretty creepy & eerie, I found these interviews to be quite chilling!

I'm not sure whether its a horror or a thriller - a "chiller" maybe? - but I do know I found it thoroughly entertaining & I will be hunting down a copy of it's prequel "The Three"


Oh....& the last two lines are perfect ;o)

Added to my
Horror Bookbox

Seems like a very interesting book so took out of book box have replaced this one with two books :)

OMG what a brilliant and enjoyable book, I loved everything about it. I can't see where the "horror" aspect is but I still thoroughly enjoyed reading it, great storyline,great plot and a great read

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This looks good, I will probably get the first book to read before this one as I like to read series in order. Thanks for introducing me to a new author Abi-Gibby. And also for the other birthday goodies. I'm having a lovely day thanks to Bookcrossers!

I have now read both books and although I enjoyed the build up of both, I found the endings very frustrating.

Going to Mecu

Lovely Poodlesister didn't just send me my wishlist book, but also its sequel, BC labels, Xmas stickers and Xmas card. Thanks a lot!

The beginning of the novel is clever. The first chapter simply states that days 1, 2 & 3 the cruise is relatively uneventful. The second chapter is titled Day 4. And then things start to escalate. The story of a cruise gone terribly wrong is told by multiple POV's, both passengers and crew members. Everyone seems to have something to hide. It would have made the book really interesting if one POV was psychic medium Celine del Ray, but no, her assistant is one who gets to tell the story.

Like the characters, I kept guessing what had happened to to cruise ship, and got pretty close but there were still parts in the end which managed to surprise me. Maybe if I hadn't read "The Three" first, I've been more amazed by the end solution. Anyway, I recommend that you'll read the books together since they are basically the same story in two volumes.

You shouldn't break up a duology, so this blue book is travelling with its buddy to the next reader. Surprise! :)

The book is with me, thank you Mecu!

*** Edit 5/2020: I couldn't finish "The Three", so I will let this one go too :(

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